Shangla District (Pashto: شانګله ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع شانگلہ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district headquarters are located at Alpuri,[2] while the largest city and commercial center is Besham.^{[citation needed]} The district was established in 1995, having previously been a subdivision of Swat District.[3] The total area of the district is 1,586 square kilometres.[3] Shangla comprises three subdivisions, Alpuri, Puran and Besham tehsils.

Shangla District شنګله ضلع شانگلہ
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Shangla Top Bottom: Road near Besham
Location of Shangla district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Malakand
Headquarters	Alpuri
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	1,586 km2 (612 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	759,609
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
District Council	28 seats
Number of Tehsils	5
Website	shangla.kp.gov.pk

Location

The district is bounded in the north by Kohistan District, in the east by Battagram District and Torghar District , in the west by Swat District and in the south by Buner District.[3]

History

There are relics of the ancient Greek period at Pirsar, Chakesar and Daut. it is believed that Alexander the Great camped at Pirsar for a few days. There are also relics of the Hindu Shahi in Olandar-Ajmair.[4]^{[better source needed]} [5] A number of buddha sculptures also founded in district shangla Which indicate that shangla was also the previous part of buddhist civilization.

Geography

Shangla district consists of small valleys, and is situated between the hillocks and surrounded by high mountains full of forests comprising Pindrow Fir, Morinda Spruce, Blue Pine (Kail), Chir Pine and Deodar Cedar trees. The average elevation of the district is 2000 to 3000 meters above sea level.[3] The highest point (3,440 m) is near Kuz Ganrshal in the north of the district.[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 759,609, of which 386,082 were males and 373,508 females. The entire population was rural. The literacy rate was 33.13% - the male literacy rate was 51.67% while the female literacy rate was 14.50%. 230 people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 96.76% of the population. [1]

The district was hit by the 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake in which more than 18 people killed.[6]

the main tribe of Shangla is Yusufzai that contribute more than half of the district population, the dense and well populated area of Shangla is Alpuri tehsil(gwarband) that contribute more than 253000+ of district population, shangla is one of the unique district of Pakistan that contain more than 80% of forest land, The youngest noble prizer Malala Yousafzai was also born in Shangla (shahpur village)^{[citation needed]}

National and provincial assembly

This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-31.[7]

Since 2002: NA-10 (Shangla)

Provincial Assembly

References

Bibliography

• 1998 District Census report of Shangla. Census publication. Vol. 106. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

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[de] Shangla (Distrikt)

[ru] Шангла (округ)